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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
4
Readers invited to test Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues with a free sample by mail. Dr Kilmer Co advertises a book and suggests mentioning the newspaper offer. Thirty and fifty cent sizes along with a dollar home size are sold by druggists.
A Vorwaerts report alleges Emperor William left for England to meet the Prince of Wales about a private debt of 24 million marks loaned early in Frederick’s reign. Official circles call the tale a hoax. Also reports on a Chinaman’s head found in a village, a doomed bank meeting in Alabama, a fatal gun accident in South Carolina, a Kodak post office robbery in Tennessee, Florida telephone plans, and a testimonial for Electric Bitters.
Pitte & Bird drygoods merchants of Axpensox Ohio have assigned to M L Bonham for creditors. Liabilities total about 6000 with assets about the same. The item appears in a brief notices slate from Mapnin and Ciscinnyatt with other regional items.
Secretary of State Hay reports to Congress that the United States is rapidly approaching a position of eminence in global markets due to superior quality and lower costs. Foreign industries are adopting American machinery and labor-saving methods as trade signals grow stronger, signaling intense future competition.
A compact old time ad describes Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil as a nourishing aid for babies. It asserts healthy growth, notes food causes minor troubles, and markets the emulsion as edible medicine that helps babies get the nutrients they need. Scott and Downer advertise at 49 Pearl Street.
New York dispatch reports Shanghai claim Russia offers terms to China for Manchuria. Compensation for losses, restoration to China, Russian administration with power to seize war materials, no arms allowed, Chinese forces kept for rail protection. Tseng Chi opposed. Li Hung Chang seeks pro-Russian commissioner and calls for Tseng Chi's execution. Also notes blackberry canning shipment from North Wilkesboro to St. Louis and railway seating changes on the Southern between Charlotte and Atlanta. Inheritance tax case upholds constitutionality. mass Short Horn Breeders meeting in Kansas City.
Colonel Garnett Andrews of Cuattanxocona outlines a plan to raise at least 500000 dollars for a single grand monument to commemorate the valor and fidelity of Confederate women. He urges a streamlined organization, an executive head, canvassing across the South, and swift action to complete the project within a year, leaving location to the United Confederate Veterans.
Ariasta Jan 20 The Seaboard Air Line appoints W E McBee as vice president and general manager a move viewed as non permanent by railroad circles. Prominent talk also links Cecil Gabbett to a future promotion and notes A P Hammond of Americas may replace Gabbett as head of the fourth division.
J H Coker a machinist for Saco Petteo of Biddeford Mo died after stepping into an open elevator shaft on the third floor of Monaghan mills. He had finished work at American Spinning and moved to Monaghan to install machinery. He fell sixty four feet to the first floor, killed instantly and was unfamiliar with the building causing the fatal mishap.
King Edward left Cowes for London as the Duchess of York is confined by illness. An American wreath from Mrs. Sidney Everett arrived at Osborne House. British officers rehearsed guarding a sand-filled coffin at Osborne. Royal mourners from Denmark Germany and France are named as arrivals expected in London. The purple drapery order prompts concern over cost and supply. King Edward and the Duke of Cambridge arrived in London and will approve funeral arrangements.
A New York meeting of United Irish American societies denounces Queen Victoria's reign. The resolution cites depopulation, emigration, and economic decline in Ireland, condemning imperial policy and calling Victoria's era a period of bloodshed and oppression. Also notes Charleston navy land negotiations and local politics in South Carolina.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a lemon tonic from fresh juice and liver tonics. It claims cures for biliousness, indigestion, headaches, and nervous issues, with testimonials from Griffin Georgia and Washington DC. Available at druggists in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles.
United States Consul Adelbert Hay at Pretoria plans to sail January 30 after obtaining permission to return to the United States. William D. Gordon of Illinois is named to succeed him as consul at Pretoria. Regina Solomon named regal advisor to Transvaal colony administration signals imperial conciliatory effort amid ongoing Boer resistance.
The Adela steamship captured during the Spanish American War faces final review by the president after courts and officials found it a war prize. Attorneys for claimants report the attorney general has issued an opinion supporting prize status, with papers now before the president.
Fire in Des Moines destroys over 500000 in property at Frankel Bros department store and spreads to Yonker Bros A and J Bredlich telephone exchange and other buildings. Wires cut halt street traffic. insurance expected to cover losses. Separate report notes panic over smallpox rumors, two convalescent cases, and potential adjournment. Willie Phillips dies after being pawed by a horse near Sera Alabama. Do Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised for piles and skin ailments.
A public nuisance suit was filed in the Ohio court to stop the Jeffries Rablin contest with hearings delaying an injunction. Defendants include the Saengerfest board of trustees, Saengerfest Athletic Association, and the Sociological Desociation holding the hall site. The action alleges the event would attract violent crowds threatening order and welfare. Court session set to hear the motion as soon as possible.
Walter C. McAllister William A. Death and Alexander Campbell were convicted of second degree murder for the Jennie Bossohieter killing on October 18 1900. Judge Dixon sentenced them to thirty years hard labor. George J. Kerr pled not guilty to rape and received fifteen years.
A Kan city report claims Carrie Nation may arrive midweek prompting saloonkeepers to erect warnings and defensive measures. WCTU members urged Nation to come while she was jailed in Wichita. she promised to visit. Fast mail subsidy measures move in Tennessee with Moon opposing on legal grounds. A Florida fruit shipment to Asheville faces higher express charges, with brokers warning similar increases may recur.
An odd Civil War tale cites a ball injuring G. B. Steadman of Newark Miah and a 20 year ulcer cure by Bucklen’s Arica Salve. Separate notes report Emperor William’s birthday quiet in Brazil with mourning for Queen Victoria and no festivities planned. Names of druggists and places in the ad are included.
Inprawa Pouts reports a morning fire gutted the Indianapolis Sun plant on East Ohio Street. The blaze began early and left the facility severely damaged, with smoke and flames reported throughout the building. No further injuries are detailed.
Atlanta January 99 news reports a big Democratic rally planned for April 9 to celebrate Thomas Jefferson's birthday. Speeches from Hill and ex president Cleveland were invited. Cleveland cannot attend. Also notes telephone freight to Cuba and Havana Saba won in later items.
Florida convicts and county distribution for 1900 show 710 inmates at start, 830 admitted during the year, 2 released, totaling 1,042. Among newcomers 34 were for murder or larceny and burglary. The hire money of 10,502.84 dollars was allotted to counties.
In Avruxa Georgia a large hog owned by Rev M Fuller weighed on scales to reveal its heft. The event drew local interest as residents speculated on the animal's weight during a recent slaughter. In Meuruis a Confederate veterans reunion committee reports a $1000 gift from Robert R Church of Memphis.
Pearson's Weekly notes strange建筑 features in Europe. In Frankfort on the Main a street hosts two houses leaning so their roofs meet above the street, birthplace of Lond Rothschild in one. In Paris builders tilt some houses for stability, and a central stone building reportedly leans 314 feet over the sidewalk yet remains considered safe.
A terse, archaic domestic exchange centers on Georgie denying misdeeds as a mother accuses him of lying about touching peaches and stones, insisting punishment for deception amid a blame-filled family scene.
Fragmented dialogue from a Chicago Tribune piece features a landlady question and boarders with misread replies. The text shifts to a painter and studio counting, then to discussions of belief, disbelief, and excuses among society figures and spiritualists. The excerpt spotlights human credulity and the reluctance of some to admit “there is something to it.”
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